Access to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was temporarily restricted as police searched for a person reported to be behaving suspiciously
A hospital was briefly placed on lockdown after a person was observed behaving suspiciously.
West Mercia Police were called to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital around 1pm on Sunday, after a member of the public spotted someone acting strangely within the site.
Access to the hospital was temporarily restricted while officers conducted a thorough search.
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No one was located and the force believe the call was made in good faith.
Patients were treated and services continued during this time and at the hospital has fully re-opened.
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A spokesperson for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said: "We can confirm that access to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital was temporarily restricted this afternoon (5 October), whilst the Police conducted a search for a member of the public on our grounds.
"We continued to deliver services for patients during this time and worked with the Police to minimise disruption as far as possible.
"We would like to thank patients, visitors, staff and the Police for their support.
"Services on the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital site are open and access has been fully restored."
West Mercia Police said: "We received a report at around 1pm today (Sunday 5 September) from a member of the public after they believed they saw someone acting suspicious outside the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital.
"Officers responded and were at the site within minutes, and searches of the area were carried out.
"Following initial enquiries and searches no one has been located and it is believed the call was made in good faith.
"Officers are expected to remain on site while further enquiries are carried out, and anyone who is concerned is asked to speak to them directly."
The trust added: "Our urgent and emergency services continue to remain busy and we ask patients to phone 111, or 999 in an emergency, who can signpost you to the right service for your needs."